In this world, the Roanoke Colony did not disappear in the 1580s.

Virginia Dare - The first English child born in the Americas.

He was also later revealed to be this world's version of Wolverine in a later storyline. He was later killed by the Hulk as revealed in Hulk: Broken Worlds #2. There are also hints towards his homosexuality in this timeline, as there was some suggestion that he was in real life. On the other hand, he was also a heavy drinker, and he is seldom shown without a cup of wine in his hand. James was indeed critical of smoking and even wrote A Counterblaste to Tobacco on the subject. When Javier criticizes Fury for smoking a pipe, Fury remarks that James once made similar reproaches. James later took the throne of Elizabeth I following her death and conspired with the Grand Inquisitor to eliminate the Witchbreed. He keeps his firm belief in the Divine Right of Kings and his loathing of the witchbreed (this reality's version of mutants) mirrors the real-life James' view of Catholics. James VI of Scotland and I of England - His history is also largely unchanged.She is assassinated by Count Otto von Doom (see below), a year before she should have died of natural causes. Elizabeth I of England - Her history is essentially unchanged from the real-world version.'I couldn't get everybody in because there are an awful lot of Marvel characters.' Historical figures 'The territory doesn't go much further than 1969 in terms of the characters that I picked to use,' Gaiman noted. Other popular characters, such as Wolverine and Storm, were not added, because of Gaiman's vision to address the heroes of the 1960s. Spider-Man also features, though he appears much younger than the 1960s version and does not have any superpowers. The characters are mainly from Marvel's 1960s period and include Nick Fury, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom and Magneto.

The eight-part series takes place in a timeline where Marvel superheroes are members of Elizabethan society. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers. Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The scene was based on a famous sketch of the men involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 against King James.

Cover to 1602 #8, featuring from left to right: Matthew Murdoch, Virginia Dare, Rojhaz, Sir Nicholas Fury, and 'John' Grey.

Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman